National Ranking Identifies America's Best Agents

DENVER, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Real estate agents affiliated with RE/MAX have once again dominated the esteemed 2016 REAL Trends "America's Best Real Estate Agents" ranking. RE/MAX agents accounted for 22 percent of those listed in the industry's largest agent ranking based on homes sold in 2015.

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"RE/MAX agents are often recognized for their outstanding work and dedication to their home-buying and selling clients," said Dave Liniger, RE/MAX CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board. "With RE/MAX agents representing more than one in five of 'America's Best Real Estate Agents,' consumers understand that RE/MAX agents have the experience to get the job done in today's market."

RE/MAX affiliates accounted for 2,691 of the more than 12,000 participating agents in the survey, with nearly one-third more agents named than the next highest ranking brand. Coldwell Banker finished second and Keller Williams came in third.

The fourth annual survey groups agents by state and metro areas. Both individual agents and teams are recognized for sales volume and/or transaction sides. One-third are ranked for both, including 570 RE/MAX agents.

Facts about the qualifying RE/MAX agents and teams:

RE/MAX agents and teams accounted for 28% of the rankings for transaction sides (2,458 of 8,674)

The 1,635 individual RE/MAX agents who qualified for the survey averaged 71 transaction sides last year, and $29.6 million in sales volume

The "America's Best" ranking is an offshoot of the REAL Trends "The Thousand," as advertised in The Wall Street Journal. This report ranks the top 1,000 U.S. agents from a pool of more than 12,000 participating agents who met production minimums. Those named in "The Thousand" also are included in "America's Best."

In this year's "The Thousand," nearly 15% of the agents recognized were affiliated with RE/MAX, which is more than any other brand.

About the RE/MAX Network:RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. Over 100,000 agents provide RE/MAX a global reach of nearly 100 countries. Nobody sells more real estate than RE/MAX, when measured by residential transaction sides.

RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMCO, LLC, which is controlled and managed by RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX).

With a passion for the communities in which its agents live and work, RE/MAX is proud to have raised more than $150 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities.

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